Thursday, September 25, 2014

Hey there Sketchies, it’s
Leanne here with you to share a cool way to achieve an arty watercolour look
using stamps and one of my favourite mediums Neocolor II.

I start by collecting
my Neocolors, watercolour paper, water brush, stamps and block. This technique
works best with a stamp that has a solid image.

Now I simply scribble
a few colours onto a piece of watercolour paper.

Then
using your water brush paint the colour onto your stamp.

Stamp
the image pressing down firmly to distribute the colour.

If I find that the impression is
to light or not complete then I like to add more colour to the brush and hand
paint it on. If the colour is too dark then it can be lightened by adding a few
drops of water.

I
have continued on stamping in different colours to create a pattern that can be used
on a card.

I
like the slightly messy look of these circles!

Once
my images were dry I added a word stamp to some circles in a coordinating
colour before assembling my card.

I
hope you have enjoyed my first inspiration post and that you try this fun
technique.

AUD$15
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AUD$15
to be used in our online store at www.flourishwithabling.com.au

Flourish with a Bling is an Australian
company that has their own range of beautiful flourishes, vines, pearls, gems
and more. And just recently, they have introduced their own range of gorgeous
flowers.

Thursday, September 11, 2014

I made it as an example to use masks in an layout for one of my previous workshop. I added dimensions to one unique sheet of paper by simply using a white gel pen and white chalk.

I started by tracing a square in the center of the layout with the gel pen. Then, I use the Tim holtz compass mask with chalk outside the square (I did place a piece of paper to avoid chalk overlapping the inside).
Once all the compass done, I cleaned the mask and replace it at the exact same places to complete the pattern inside the square with the gel pen. Take a closer look :

It makes the inside square pops and looks like a different paper !

For the record, the pictures were taken in an ice rink inside a cruise boat sailing in the Carribean sea.